Worcestershire CCC’s promising paceman Pat Brown says he owes so much to his mother Marcia and father Darren for their support and commitment during his formative years at New Road.
Brown has broken into the first team squad during the second half of the season and so far played in three County Championship and six T20 Blast matches.
It is already more appearances than the Worcester University student had envisaged at the start of the 2017 season.
But the 19-year-old knows that would not have been possible without the help from his parents especially with travelling from Lincolnshire when trying to establish himself.
Brown, who took two key wickets on the final day of the six wicket Championship win over Leicestershire last week, said: “You do rely so much on your parents.
“Obviously coming to training here from Lincolnshire, my mum – who worked – would give up a whole day just to bring me to training here for two and a half hours.
“We’d travel five hours, train for two and a half, and go back which is a really massive commitment.
“My mum and dad have been unbelievable.
“I couldn’t have done it without them. A lot of the work is mine but you can work as hard as you want…..if they are not willing to travel – and the cost of it as well.
“I owe so much to them.”
